Redford died in his sleep, and a specific cause was not given, according to a statement by Cindi Berger, the chief executive of publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK. “Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” Berger said. Born Charles Robert Redford Jr on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, he was the son of an accountant. Redford won his only nomination for the best actor Oscar when playing a 1930s con artist in The Sting (1973). One of the greatest achievements of the avowed liberal and conservationist was the launch in 1985 of the independent Sundance Film Festival.